STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1092-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 126
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
126 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF
     THE GOLF COURSE INDUSTRY IN HAWAII AND DESIGNATING THE EWA
     PLAINS/KAPOLEI REGION THE GOLF CAPITAL OF OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to:

     (1)  Recognize the importance of the golf course industry in
          Hawaii; and

     (2)  Designate the Ewa Plains/Kapolei region as the golf
          capital of Oahu.

     The Estate of James Campbell, Hawaii Prince Golf Club,
Gentry Homes, Ltd., and Haseko Homes, Inc., testified in support
of the measure.  The Hawaii Audubon Society testified in
opposition to the measure.

     Your Committee recognizes the significance of the golf
industry to the state economy in general and to the Ewa/Kapolei
region in particular.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Amending its title to read:  "RECOGNIZING THE
          IMPORTANCE OF THE GOLF INDUSTRY IN HAWAII AND

 
 
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          DESIGNATING THE EWA PLAINS/KAPOLEI REGION AS THE GOLF
          CAPITAL OF OAHU";

     (2)  Amending the names of the following golf clubs to
          reflect their proper names as follows:  "Honolulu
          Prince Golf Course" to "Hawaii Prince Golf Club"; "New
          International Golf Course" to "New Ewa Beach Golf
          Club"; "Ko Olina Golf Course" to "Ko Olina Golf Club";
          "Royal Kunia Golf Course" to "Royal Kunia Country
          Club"; and "Waikele Golf Course" to "Waikele Golf
          Club"; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 126,
as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 126, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Tourism,



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                                   JERRY L. CHANG, Chair